Days 183-189

Day 183

 Concrete steps and black-eyed Susan's at the library in Fleetwood.

Day 184

 Passion flower bloom where I was house-sitting . . . 

looks like it came from outer space.

Day 185

 My $1 lily deal . . . Sweet Surrender . . . so pretty.

Day 186

 These red-orange sunflowers have been one of my favourite subjects to photograph this month.

Day 187

 Hot day, cool car . . . still needs to hide out in the shade for a while.

Day 188

 Finally  . . . I have some tomatoes that are not falling off or turning black.  They are heirloom tomatoes called Black Prince and I have been somewhat disappointed with them but am holding out hope that I will actually get to taste them.

Day 189

Trying to see how well hydrangea blossoms dry.  They have passed their prime on the bush so am looking for ways to prolong the enjoyment of them.

Days 176-182

Day 176

 Daddy long legs on my bedroom window.

Day 177

 Red sunflower bud showing its colours.

Day 178

 Enchanting osteospermum.

Day 179

 A few days later . . . opening up nicely.

Day 180

 Ah, sweet peas . . . a sweet scented summer favourite.

Day 181

Pink cosmos bud and lacy foliage . . . so delicately beautiful.

Day 182

First time I've seen a grasshopper all year  . . . gotcha!  I didn't have my camera with me so I asked him to stay put while I ran in the house to get it. He did . . . thank you.

Days 169-175

Day 169

 Juicy goodness on the back of a transport vehicle.  In this first week of the 2012 Summer Olympics, I smile at the "Proudly Canadian" sticker on the lower left.

Day 170

 Carrying on with the Olympic theme, I caught Gracie practicing on the balance beam.

Day 171

 Little birdie bird bath . . . gotta love end of season sales.

Day 172

 Lovely arching branches sporting spring green foliage.

Day 173

Fun with sun flares.

Day 174

 Sunny face finally opened up . . . first of many.


Day 175

Auntie Patti at Ali's birthday BBQ.

Days 162-168

Day 162

 Heliotrope blossoms . . . so pretty and delicate.

Day 163

 Sunflower bud getting bigger every day.

Day 164

 My dad, my sister and my step-mom . . . family get together on Sunday.  Dad looking pretty good for 80.  I have way more gray hair than he does.

Day 165

 Perennial phlox after an evening sprinkle.

Day 166

 Still snow on the mountains mid-July.

Day 167

 Onion flower head . . . yellow stamens stand tall above tiny white petals newly opened.

Day 168 

 Daisy and winged hunter-gatherer.

Day 155-161

Day 155

 Lovely blue hydrangea with water drops.

Day 156

 Winged flutter bug that came to visit on a hot summer night.

Day 157

 Black-eyed Susans at Fleetwood Park.

Day 158

 What I see when I step outside my door . . . heliotrope, heather, geraniums, marigolds, lobelia and much more not showing.

Day 159

 Waiting in a construction line-up on the way to White Rock.

Day 160

 Thistle with red insects . . . no idea what they are.

Day 161

O calla lily . . . thou art fair in thy simplicity.

Days 148-154

Day 148 

 Weeds or not, there is something magical about these feathery "wishing flowers".

Day 149

 Foxglove curving towards the light . . . such beautiful wildflowers.

Day 150

 The last of the tiger lilies . . . standing tall.

Day 151

These lovely "Angel Eyes" pansies are extremely fragrant . . . nature's perfume.

Day 152

Waiting in a construction line-up on my way to White Rock  . . . fireweed wildflowers  capture my attention and my camera captures them.

Day 153

Way back on Day 85, I posted a shot of some onions that had sprouted green shoots like crazy.  I planted them as I had read that they would produce a lovely onion flower in time.  And here it is, just starting to open.

Day 154 

Been taking the time to kick off the sandals, go barefoot and get grounded.

Days 141-147

Day 141

 We have had some very noisy crow conventions around here lately.

Day 142

 Canterbury bells bent low with heavy rains.

Day 143

 Canada Day at Cloverdale Millenium Park

Royal Canadian Mounted Police in their iconic uniforms.

Day 144

 Neighbour kitty comes for a visit every so often . . . such a friendly fella.

Day 145

Another crow shot this week, sitting on a fence post at Evergreen Baptist Senior's Residence.

Day 146

 Now this one just tickles me seeing as I love dragonflies and my favourite colour is green.  The shadows of his wings are so detailed that they look real too.

Day 147

Love this latest gazania flower to open up . . . so vibrant.